Retirement

Although he has been a breath of fresh air for an organization who badly needed it and has been nothing short of a sensation on and off the court in the 2016-17 season (despite his current injury) there was a time not long ago when Embiid was the butt of many a joke as “The [...]

Matt Bonner played 12 NBA seasons averaging 5.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game and serving as the bit player for a championship caliber Spurs team for a decade. He also has occupied the ratified air as the comedically non-athletic (by NBA standards) goofy white guy with red hair that is a beloved bench warmer [...]

The 31-year-old, 14 year NBA veteran and savior of the city of Cleveland, LeBron James is becoming much more introspective as many of us do as we begin to age. LeBron James has seen a lot of miles on his championship winning legs as he will reach the 1,000 regular season games mark within the [...]

First Kobe Bryant retired, then came Tim Duncan. Could Kevin Garnett be next? According to former Minnesota Timberwolves interim head coach Sam Mitchell, yes, KG may in fact be the next to go before next seasons tips off. Here’s what Mitchell said on SiriusXM NBA Radio (h/t Zach Harper of CBS Sports for the transcription): [...]

All of a sudden, retired NBA players are “considering a comeback.” Unfortunately for most of them, NBA teams aren’t considering their comeback. Most notably, Ray Allen (who teams would want), Stephen Jackson and Jermaine have expressed interest in returning to the league. The next one up is Richard Hamilton. Let’s just hope he’s not interested [...]

After 19 seasons, Tim Duncan has finally decided to hang it up. All signs pointed that way, but has made it official. From a productivity standpoint, his age really showed int he playoffs versus OKC but he was still able to play a role. Now that he’s gone, and with Manu on his last leg [...]

Tim Duncan is coming back for another NBA season! We think. Maybe. The 40-year-old opted into the final year of his contract with the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, but he apparently hasn’t made a decision about whether he’ll play next season, according to The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski: San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan has [...]

Vince Carter will not be following Kobe Bryant into retirement. With 18 NBA seasons now on his treads, Carter, 39, made it clear following the Memphis Grizzlies’ first-round playoff exit that he has no plans of walking away right now (h/t Hoops Rumors): [tweet https://twitter.com/NBATV/status/724340898952171520] Vince Carter has one guaranteed year worth just over $4 [...]

Paul Pierce is not pulling a Kobe Bryant and announcing his retirement. Not yet, anyway. Chris Mannix provided the following tidbit for The Vertical: One more run for Paul Pierce, and maybe that will be the end of it. Pierce won’t reveal much about his future – “The last few years it has been an [...]

Everything around Kobe’s final game was pricey. Anyone even remotely associated with him or the team, in just about any capacity, had the opportunity to cash in. Tickets to the game were outrageous and ad prices probably spiked as well. During the game, Staples Center sold a whopping $1.2 million-worth of Kobe Bryant merchandise. That’s [...]